I admit it.
A visit to the cardiologist and an EKG showing some rapid heartbeats has convinced me to quit the caffeine. It's nothing serious, but it's starting to happen more regularly and when it shows up on a routine EKG, okay already.
When I first returned to work, I stopped my two cups a day suddenly and the result was a three day headache. yuch. I tried drinking green tea, green chai tea, roastorama, but nothing did it for me.
I know I should be juicing in the morning; that it would give me the boost I need. However, this past three weeks, it has been a challenge to just drag my still very sore bones out of my bed and put them in appropriate clothing and get to work. Just last week, as I was driving into the parking lot at school, I realized that I was wearing my husbands slippers on my feet. sigh.
So, as soon as I have this mastered and my bone pain has let up (I am trying to be very optimistic about the damn bones) I will go into "juicing" mode. It will require a lot more effort than I presently possess these mornings. Insomnia has been an occasional problem and it may be too much caffeine, ha ha sob.
The work I do demands a lot of me. I love it and I love the kids but I need something to get me going in the morning and decaf is not going to work just now.
I am going to wean slowly, starting with my favorite chicory laced coffee and blending in some good decaf, slowly... I have to find a decent decaf coffee. I like really strong, dark rich coffee, so this will take some time.
Oh Caffeine, I will miss you! : ( Peace, Liz
Sunday, February 1, 2009, 8:00:00 PM | Liz R
Mike and I went to the naturopath chiropractor last Monday.
She put us both on a sugar fast after making the needed adjustments and put me on multi-enzymes and curcumin for the bone pain. She also instructed me that I should be drinking 1 quart of water for each 50 lbs of body weight. Yikes, that's a lot.
So far, so good (with the diet) I've been making smoothies all weekend. I don't know if I can manage in the mornings during the week, but I am going to try on Tues and Thurs. Little steps.
My diet so far:
For breakfast, I've been having a piece of sprouted wheat toast with sliced tomatoes, cheese and an egg or yogurt with blueberries.
Lunch: greek yogurt with cashews,blueberries, cut up apples or a green salad.
Dinner: I am still eating meat, but hormone free and not a lot. and fish, too.
Also, we have to make sure we eat every two hours so we bought raw cashews and munch a couple when we need to. I keep a bag at work as does Mike.
I am still very sore and stiff. I can hardly move my hands and my hips are throbbing in the morning and at night. Going up and down steps is slow and painful in the am and a little better as the day goes on until night when the pain worsens. The oncologist said maybe I have arthritis, but do you get arthritis in one month? At work, I can't sit on the floor with the kids like I used to and if I sit on anything lower than my knees, I need to hold onto something to get up. I am so sick and tired of feeling these aches and pains and I rarely discuss it with anyone because I'm just sick of it! Mike gets upset to see me in pain and I'm sad for him. Hopefully I will see an end to this pain soon.
Ok, done with complaining.
Went to see the funniest play today. The acting company that my daughter works with (her roomate is one of the directors) put on "The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr Abridged" at our local cultural center.
It is a hilarious play: all the works of Shakespear done in a two hour play by three guys. Hysterical. I'm going back to see it again with some friends this weekend. All the Philly papers gave them rave reviews.
My grandson goes to Children's hospital on Wednesday for results of all the tests and the biopsy. Thanks to all my CSL friends and my friends at home for all the prayers.
I'm working on a charcoal sketch for my friend who does Pranic Healing. After I finish and spray it, maybe I'll scan it here on the Art group. I should do artwork more often. It really puts me in "the zone" and it feels right.
I think my bedtime is coming up... my eyes are getting hhhheeeaaavvvvy.
Peace and abundant blessings to all my lovely friends who are reading this..... Peace, Liz
Sunday, February 8, 2009, 10:12:26 AM | Liz R
As if I am not aching enough, I fell (I have raised klutziness to a fine art) the other day in my cement floored laundry room. I landed on my left hand and wrist and left knee. I went down slowly and that was good. My cat came over while I cried and licked my face... I wasn't crying from pain, I was crying because what the hell! I was so mad! I haven't had a morning or night without this pain in my shoulders, hips, legs and now even my hands are stiff and sore. I am now unable to make a strong fist and it is hard to hold anything firmly in my hands until I've been moving them for an hour or so.
I am seeing a naturopath who reassures me that I will see an end to this, but meanwhile I am so frustrated and exhausted from this. It has been over three months. I can see how people who have severe injuries become depresses by the chronic pain. How can you live with this?
I consider myself to have a high tolerance for pain. I gave birth three times with no anesthesia, don't usually take much time to heal from injuries, etc. But I don't know what to do with this.
My dear husband who is very worried about me, constantly wants to know how I'm feeling and I have been snapping back and crying easily... not to mention my recent absentmindedness which is beginning to worry me. I am forgetting dates, appointments, and in one case I was insisting it was Tuesday when it was actually Wednesday! And I had spent the day at work...on a Wednesday schedule! I've left the stove on twice in one week, lost my keys almost daily and have lost my temper at the drop of a hat!
I hope I see some improvement and soon with my doctor. I will give her treatments another week and after that I will have to look into something else. I can't go on like this!
Peace, Liz
